MOHALI, May 6 -- The court of additional district and sessions judge Ajit Attri on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Zirakpur municipal council president Udayvir Singh Dhillon, who was named in the FIR related to the recent violence at the government hospital in Derabassi.

Dhillon's counsel, advocate HS Dhanoa, argued that there was no direct evidence linking Dhillon to the incident. The court accepted the argument and allowed interim bail.

The case stems from a violent altercation that occurred on the hospital premises reportedly following a dispute over illegal mining in Mukandpur village. The police have so far arrested six of the 17 individuals named in the FIR.

The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by Ranjit Singh al...